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“The humble are in danger when those in power disagree.”
“Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many.”
“Success tempts many to their ruin.”
“Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.”
“The intelligence of few perceives what has been carefully hidden in the recesses of the mind.”
“Everyone is bound to bear patiently the results of his own example.”
“Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense.”
“Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.”
“Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt.”
“In outward show so splendid and so vain; 'tis but a gilded block without a brain.”
“I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.”
“An alliance with a powerful person is never safe.”
“It is the part of a fool to give advice to others and not himself to be on his guard.”
“A learned man has always riches in himself.”
“Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.”
“Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.”
“Strangers he gulls, but friends make fun of him.”
“In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name.”
“The bow kept taut will quickly break, kept loosely strung, it will serve you when you need it.”
“That only is a disgrace to a man which he has deserved to suffer.”